From Spanish 'cargo' (load), from Late Latin 'carricare' (to load a cart), from Gaulish Celtic 'karros' (wagon).
Goods or merchandise transported by ship, aircraft, or other vehicle.
From Spanish 'cargo' (load, burden, charge), from the verb 'cargar' (to load, to charge), from Late Latin 'carricāre' (to load onto a cart), from Latin 'carrus' (wheeled vehicle, cart), borrowed from Gaulish 'karros' (wagon), from Proto-Celtic '*karros,' from Proto-Indo-European '*ḱr̥s-o-' (to run). The word thus traces from a Celtic wagon through Latin loading onto Spanish cargo ships — a journey that mirrors the evolution of trade from overland carts to oceanic shipping. Key roots: *ḱr̥s-o- (Proto-Indo-European: "to run
The word 'car' — as in automobile — is a distant relative of 'cargo.' Both trace back to the Gaulish Celtic word 'karros' (wagon). The Celtic Gauls were renowned chariot-builders, and their word for wagon was borrowed into Latin and eventually produced 'car,' 'cargo,' 'carry,' 'charge,' 'chariot,' and 'career' (originally a racecourse for